RMA Gold Airways

RMA Gold Airways

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Website	www.goldairways.com.au

RMA Gold Airways was a proposed Australian airline that faced criticism for being labelled as "pretend." ^{[1] [2]} It planned to operate under the name Gold Airways, offering both passenger and cargo services from Melbourne to major Australian cities and regional centres, with future ambitions for international flights using a fleet of Airbus A320, Boeing 747 and Embraer 190s. ^[3]

The airline was proposed by former employees of Ansett, ^[3] with RMA standing for Reginald Miles Ansett, the founder of Ansett. ^[4] Despite its branding as an airline, RMA Gold Airways never acquired aircraft, crew, or operational capabilities. It launched a booking platform without the infrastructure to support flights and proposed an initial public offering, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Ansett's collapse, but these plans failed to materialise. ^[2]

RMA Gold Airways Limited was listed in the Australian Business Register until its deregistration in 2014, having previously been known as Ansett Limited in 2004. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "ASIC Free Company Name Search - RMA GOLD AIRWAYS PTY LTD". Australian Securities & Investments Commission. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
2. Rochfort, Scott (8 July 2012). "The little airline that couldn't". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
3. Rochfort, Scott (3 January 2006). "Another airline, just $70m needed". Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 7 October 2010.
4. Rochfort, Scott (21 September 2005). "Another Gold Air has vision but not the planes". Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 7 October 2010.
5. Australian Business Number 19 107 563 806 Australian Taxation Office